: a game in which two teams of four players each slide curling stones over a stretch of ice toward a target circle
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If your poinsettia’s leaves are drooping, wilting, or curling, the cause may be related to its environment and care.
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Newcastle have still not won a league match that Guimaraes has not started, but the Brazilian did his bit to change that quirk, scoring with a beautiful curling shot after Gordon had torn down the left and found Nick Woltemade, who nudged the ball on.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Our testers named this one of our favorite curling irons, and major kudos were given to the device’s lightweight nature, easy-to-use design, and safe-on-hair Coanda technology.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
If your poinsettia’s leaves are drooping, wilting, or curling, the cause may be related to its environment and care.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Newcastle have still not won a league match that Guimaraes has not started, but the Brazilian did his bit to change that quirk, scoring with a beautiful curling shot after Gordon had torn down the left and found Nick Woltemade, who nudged the ball on.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2025
Our testers named this one of our favorite curling irons, and major kudos were given to the device’s lightweight nature, easy-to-use design, and safe-on-hair Coanda technology.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Curling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curling. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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curling
noun
curl·ing
ˈkər-liŋ 
: a game in which two teams of four players slide special stones over ice toward a target circle
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